THAILAND PATTAYA OPEN 2018

This is an individual tournament, open to all players with FIDE ID number. If you do not have Fide ID number, please contact your country’s Rating Officer. Players with no FIDE ID No. will not be eligible to play in this tournament.

There are two groups of play: Open category for all players, and Amateur category for players rated below 2100 or unrated (ratings based on October 2018 FIDE rating list). When registering, players must indicate in which group they wish to play.

Both groups will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for Open and 7 rounds for Amateur. For the pairings, the Swiss Manager program will be used.

The matches shall be conducted according to the schedule, which will be made known to the respective players before the start of the tournament.

Each player is accorded with a time control of 90 minutes for the game. In addition there is 30 seconds increment per move, starting from the move 1.

Five minutes before the games start, the Chief Arbiter shall make the announcement accordingly. If any player is not present within half an hour after the game is started, he/she shall lose by default.

Players are not allowed to bring mobile phones or other electronic devices into the tournament hall, any violation shall result in loss of game. Organizer will provide deposit point outside playing hall, where player can leave their mobile devices at their own risk.

Officials and players must be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.

The Organizer reserves the right to make changes to these Regulations by notifying the players at the technical meeting. All player must attend the technical meeting.

In the event of dispute, player may submit an appeal to the Chief Arbiter by depositing a sum of Baht 3,000.00 (100.00USD) to the Chief Arbiter, who will in turn pass it to the Appeals Committee a decision. Appeals Committee’s decision is final Deposit shall be returned if the appeal is successful. An appeal must be submitted to the Chief Arbiter within 30 minutes after the game is finished. Appeal Committee will be appointed at the Technical Meeting.

Open: 3,500 Baht. Early Bird registration before September 30, 2018(Late registration is 4,000 Baht)*** Special Early Bird registration before April 30, 2018 : 3,000 Baht) ***

Amateur: 2,500 Baht. Early Bird registration before September 30, 2018(Late registration is 3,000 Baht)*** Special Early Bird registration before April 30, 2018 : 2,000 Baht) ***

Registration

Please complete the registration form. The organizer will confirm your registration by e-mail (if you do not get a reply within a week, please send a reminder). Deadline for early bird registration is September 30, 2018. After this date the normal registration charge will apply, and registrations may be declined.

Organizer will transportation transfer from airport to the official hotel at the cost of USD 20.00 per person per trip. However, player should notify the Organizer well in advance should they wish to use this service. There is a tour bus service from Suvarnabhume Airport to Pattaya daily. From the bus terminal, players can hire a cab to the Bay Beach Resort Hotel.